12 Best Ozzy Osbourne Collabs: Lita Ford to Post Malone

There are a lot of ways to honor Ozzy Osbourne’s legacy, but his most surprising strength was how well he played with others. From power‑ballad duets to left‑field pop and hip‑hop cameos, the Prince of Darkness kept leaping fences and landing on his feet.

Metal fans already know the riffs. This list focuses on the sparks that flew when Ozzy plugged into someone else’s world, proving his voice could haunt a piano ballad as easily as it could bulldoze a stadium.

Not every collab is a shred fest. Some are tender, some unhinged, all stamped with that unmistakable Ozzy sneer. Here are 12 of the best.

1. Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne – “Close My Eyes Forever” (1988/1989)

A glam‑metal lullaby that feels like staring into a candle until the room goes quiet. Lita’s velvet edge and Ozzy’s cracked halo meet in the middle, turning a late‑night writing session into a power‑ballad classic.

2. Post Malone, Travis Scott & Ozzy Osbourne – “Take What You Want” (2019)

The collab that introduced a new generation to that chilling vibrato. Over trap drums and guitar lightning, Ozzy’s hook slices through the mix like a church bell at midnight.

3. Post Malone & Ozzy Osbourne – “It’s a Raid” (2020)

Pure chaos with a grin. Punk tempo, siren energy, and Ozzy shouting like a joyride down the wrong freeway. It shouldn’t work this well, which is why it absolutely does.

4. Elton John & Ozzy Osbourne – “Ordinary Man” (2020)

A piano‑led elegy where two icons trade weathered wisdom. Elton’s keys lift Ozzy’s reflection into the rafters, proof that vulnerability can hit harder than a drop‑tuned riff.

5. Jeff Beck & Ozzy Osbourne – “Patient Number 9” (2022)

Beck’s liquid lead lines drift like smoke while Ozzy narrates from the edge of the abyss. It’s spectral, grand, and weird in all the right ways.

6. Eric Clapton & Ozzy Osbourne – “One of Those Days” (2022)

Clapton’s restrained blues phrasing frames Ozzy like a storm gathering over calm water. Low‑key menace with high replay value.

7. Tony Iommi & Ozzy Osbourne -“Degradation Rules” (2022)

Reunited with his Sabbath foil, Ozzy howls over a harmonica‑laced sledgehammer. Classic gloom with modern teeth.

8. Motörhead, Slash & Ozzy Osbourne – “I Ain’t No Nice Guy” (1992)

Lemmy’s gravel, Slash’s velvet, Ozzy’s ache. A barroom confessional that trades speed for soul and wins on honesty.

9. Was (Not Was), Kim Basinger & Ozzy Osbourne – “Shake Your Head” (1992)

Left‑field dance‑rock built for neon nights. Ozzy deadpans surreal lines while the beat keeps winking, a cult curio that still turns heads.

10. Busta Rhymes & Ozzy Osbourne – “This Means War!!” (1998)

Hip‑hop heavy artillery with a Sabbath spine. Ozzy’s “Iron Man” presence looms while Busta detonates verses over a riff that refuses to die.

11. Slash & Ozzy Osbourne – “Crucify the Dead” (2010)

A mid‑tempo burner where Slash’s melodic bends thread the needle through Ozzy’s confessionals. Smoke, mirrors, and a chorus that lingers.

12. Coal Chamber & Ozzy Osbourne – “Shock the Monkey” (1999)

Peter Gabriel by way of nu‑metal steel. It’s an odd pairing on paper, yet Ozzy’s eerie tone turns the cover into a funhouse mirror.